Obama Weighs In On Israel, Iran And Clemency In Huffington Post Interview

The Huffington Post's full interview with President Barack Obama will be published Saturday afternoon.

Obama makes his first public comments on the Israeli elections in the Friday interview. He also addresses the ongoing negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, his powers to grant clemency and more.

The president chastises Senate Republicans for refusing to confirm his attorney general nominee, Loretta Lynch. In remarks already published, he says that it's inexcusable to hold Lynch "hostage" as a bargaining chip for separate legislation.

"You don't hold attorney general nominees hostage for other issues," Obama says. "This is our top law enforcement office. Nobody denies that she's well-qualified. We need to go ahead and get her done."

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Most Iconic Photos Of Obama's First Term

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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House, May 1, 2011. Seated, from left, are: Brigadier General Marshall B. "Brad" Webb, Assistant Commanding General, Joint Special Operations Command; Deputy National Security Advisor Denis McDonough; Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. Standing, from left, are: Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; National Security Advisor Tom Donilon; Chief of Staff Bill Daley; Tony Blinken, National Security Advisor to the Vice President; Audrey Tomason Director for Counterterrorism; John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism; and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper. Please note: a classified document seen in this photograph has been obscured. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)